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12-29-2008, 11:38 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA, USA
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| Barking at small children!?!? Help - my 10 month old male yorkie has always had an issue with small children, but typically he is just shy when they are around, if they start running or being too active around him, he'll start barking. Today, however, during our walk, he barked at every single kid we went past! Some were just standing there, minding their own biz, and Darwin starts barking very meanly at them, I couldn't do anything to get him to stop. I'd pick him up, and he'd keep on barking! This is obviously very embarassing, as well as a big problem b/c as we all know, yorkies are the cutest dogs around and everyone wants to pet them, a lot of parents will even point Darwin out to their kids and say, look at the puppy! I know that he needs more exposure to kids to stop this from happening, however, I live in an apartment complex, and the only time he sees small children are during our walks. Also, I can't expect parents to allow their children near my dog when he is being a big meanie and barking aggressively at their small toddlers?? Any suggestions on how to prevent this behavior from becoming permanent? I want to nip it in the bud right away, I'm so concerned about this becoming a problem, what if he does more than just bark at them next time?? |
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12-30-2008, 06:09 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TX
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| Gracie Ruth is my Alerter. She tells me about everything that is going on. She has "issues" when we are out, with other people, kids, dogs, and does a lot of barking at them too. In our home she is ok. So to me this says she has some security issues. She feels she needs to bark and tell them that she is one tough 4lb cookie and they'd better stay away. I do a touch with my fingertips on the back of her neck and tell her Quit! I'll turn her towards me so that her focus is broken on who she's barking at and is focused on me. We'll continue on and if she starts barking again we'll stop and do it all again. I'll continue the touch a little firmer each time and the Quit command. Keeping my voice calm, firm and low. At first you may need to do this many times in a row until he gets the idea. Usually she'll stop after a few seconds. If she doesn't and still squirms around to see them I'll even hold her chin hairs a bit to break her focus and get it on me. She is 11 months old now and I rarely have to do it more then a few times anymore. I see it getting better as she gets older, and she sees that I am aware, in control and will protect her. Don't pick him up, don't comfort talk to him (that just tells him that he was right in being worried), you having a calm quite secure attitude is paramount in getting him to calm down too. They feel what you feel, if you are stressed because he's barking then he'll feel the stress and all the more think that there's a reason to be worried. If you can get him a bit worn out with play before going out it will help his energy level to be down some and he'll be more likely to focus on you quicker. If not, just be patient and consistent, it'll come.
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12-30-2008, 06:58 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA
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| When Yorkies become afraid or excited or alarmed .... They Tell you some how your guy has associated children with alarm possibly some children were rough with him in the past or their running around scares him or he gets excited by their frenetic actions You can head this off at the pass by enlisting some neighborhood kids or children of some relatives All kids love helping train dogs tell the kids to come into a room with your dog He might bark and run away But the children are to come in and stand still and not look at your dog Give them a nice smelly treat to hold in their hand A Piece of hotdog is always good for this Let your dog come to them and they are not to acknowledge him or give him the treat until he stops barking and is actively trying to get at the treat When he does You come over and say GOOD BOY and then they can give him the treat
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